I went to University after my A levels and did a degree in performing arts. It was only when I got there that I realized there were stage schools out there, and you had your union and your contacts and The Spotlight and this whole world of the acting industry that I had no idea about. So when I graduated, I took a year out and just thought really hard about whether it was something I knew enough about, and whether it was the career I could dedicate the rest of my wacky life to.

I appreciate individualism.

I don't have an iPod! It's never appealed to me, really.

My own style is one of not much effort.

I was very much into science when I was young - I wanted to be a marine biologist, then I wanted to be a doctor, and then something else, I was always changing.

I used to be absolutely addicted to the gym and I do still love it.

I always have to have breakfast before I leave the house, even if it's 4 A.M. and I'm not hungry.